Taymanitic does not participate in the key innovations of Proto-Arabic, precluding it from being considered a member of the Arabic language family. It shares one key isogloss with Northwest Semitic: the change w > y in word-initial position. Examples include yrḫ for *warḫum 'moon, month' and ydʿ for wadaʿa 'to know'.[2]
It is clear that Taymanitic script expressed a distinct linguistic variety that is not Arabic and not closely related to Hismaic or Safaitic, while it can tentatively be suggested that it was more closely related to Northwest Semitic.[3]
There were two diphthongs of a vowel and semivowel: /aj/ and /aw/.[4]
Characteristics
Taymanitic exhibits two major features which are innovative:[2]
The change w > y in word-initial position: yrḫ for *warḫum 'moon, month' and ydʿ for wadaʿa 'to know'.
The mergers *z, *ḏ > *z, *s3, *ṯ > *s3, and *ṣ, *ẓ > *ṣ (loss of interdentals).
Unlike Arabic, Taymanitic does not exhibit the merger of Proto-Semitic [s] and [ts].
References
^Kootstra, Fokelien (15 August 2016). "The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification". Arabian Epigraphic Notes. LeiCenSAA: 68.
^ ab"Al-Jallad. The earliest stages of Arabic and its linguistic classification (Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics, forthcoming)". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^Kootstra, Fokelien (15 August 2016). "The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification". Arabian Epigraphic Notes. LeiCenSAA: 107.
^ ab"The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification". Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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taymanitic, language, script, oasis, taymāʾ, northwestern, arabia, dated, second, half, century, regiontaymāʾerasecond, half, century, bcelanguage, familyafroasiatic, semiticwest, semiticcentralnorthwest, semitic, writing, systemancient, north, arabianlanguage. Taymanitic was the language and script of the oasis of Taymaʾ in northwestern Arabia dated to the second half of the 6th century BCE 1 TaymaniticRegionTaymaʾErasecond half of the 6th century BCELanguage familyAfroasiatic SemiticWest SemiticCentralNorthwest Semitic TaymaniticWriting systemAncient North ArabianLanguage codesISO 639 3None mis Glottologtaym1240 Contents 1 Classification 2 Phonology 2 1 Consonants 2 2 Vowels 3 Characteristics 4 ReferencesClassification EditTaymanitic does not participate in the key innovations of Proto Arabic precluding it from being considered a member of the Arabic language family It shares one key isogloss with Northwest Semitic the change w gt y in word initial position Examples include yrḫ for warḫum moon month and ydʿ for wadaʿa to know 2 It is clear that Taymanitic script expressed a distinct linguistic variety that is not Arabic and not closely related to Hismaic or Safaitic while it can tentatively be suggested that it was more closely related to Northwest Semitic 3 Phonology EditConsonants Edit Consonant phonemes 4 Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Pharyn geal Glottalplain sibilant lateralNasal m nPlosive Affricate voiceless p t ts k ʔvoiced b d dz ɡejective tʼ tsʼ tɬʼ kʼFricative voiceless s ɬ x ħ hvoiced ɣ ʕLiquid trill rcentral lSemivowel j wVowels Edit Monophthong phonemes Short LongFront Back Front BackClose i u iː uːOpen a aːThere were two diphthongs of a vowel and semivowel aj and aw 4 Characteristics EditTaymanitic exhibits two major features which are innovative 2 The change w gt y in word initial position yrḫ for warḫum moon month and ydʿ for wadaʿa to know The mergers z ḏ gt z s3 ṯ gt s3 and ṣ ẓ gt ṣ loss of interdentals Unlike Arabic Taymanitic does not exhibit the merger of Proto Semitic s and ts References Edit Kootstra Fokelien 15 August 2016 The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification Arabian Epigraphic Notes LeiCenSAA 68 a b Al Jallad The earliest stages of Arabic and its linguistic classification Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics forthcoming www academia edu Retrieved 2015 12 08 Kootstra Fokelien 15 August 2016 The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification Arabian Epigraphic Notes LeiCenSAA 107 a b The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification Retrieved 2016 09 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taymanitic amp oldid 1147311709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
